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Sorry I only just saw this!

The EL is definitely too weak for the engines. I tried that on my cutaway early on and EL just doesn't bring the power. And EL has a short 'half-life', the more you use it, the dimmer it gets. I then put CCFL in my Cut away engines and the inverters kept dying. I've had bad luck with inverters for some reason...

The LEDStrip is an ideal solution. Small, fast, easy, bright, simple, reliable. I'm not jsut saying that cos I sell the stuff! I wouldn't stand by it if I didn't believe in the benefits.

I gotta admit, you've got me off guard on the wavelength for blue. I now carry three colors of white, Warm, Natural and Cool. Depending on the look you are going for from which movie, those are also options. The color temps on those, in the same order is 3k, 5k and 6k. The Cool definitely has a blue tinge to it.

But watching Empire or SW itself, you could almost go with a Warm and I think even the Natural would work. The Blue is always a solid choice. Without a spectroscope, I don't have any way to gauge the wavelength. I will send in a request to the factory and see if they've got some handy stats.

<blockquote data-quote="ModelMan" data-source="post: 83046" data-attributes="member: 397">Sorry I only just saw this!&nbsp; The EL is definitely too weak for the engines.&nbsp; I tried that on my cutaway early on and EL just doesn&#039;t bring the power.&nbsp; And EL has a short &#039;half-life&#039;, the more you use it, the dimmer it gets.&nbsp; I then put CCFL in my Cut away engines and the inverters kept dying.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had bad luck with inverters for some reason...The LEDStrip is an ideal solution.&nbsp; Small, fast, easy, bright, simple, reliable.&nbsp; I&#039;m not jsut saying that cos I sell the stuff!&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t stand by it if I didn&#039;t believe in the benefits.I gotta admit, you&#039;ve got me off guard on the wavelength for blue.&nbsp; I now carry three colors of white, Warm, Natural and Cool.&nbsp; Depending on the look you are going for from which movie, those are also options.&nbsp; The color temps on those, in the same order is 3k, 5k and 6k.&nbsp; The Cool definitely has a blue tinge to it.&nbsp; But watching Empire or SW itself, you could almost go with a Warm and I think even the Natural would work.&nbsp; The Blue is always a solid choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; Without a spectroscope, I don&#039;t have any way to gauge the wavelength.&nbsp; I will send in a request to the factory and see if they&#039;ve got some handy stats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ModelMan, post: 83046, member: 397"] Sorry I only just saw this! The EL is definitely too weak for the engines. I tried that on my cutaway early on and EL just doesn't bring the power. And EL has a short 'half-life', the more you use it, the dimmer it gets. I then put CCFL in my Cut away engines and the inverters kept dying. I've had bad luck with inverters for some reason... The LEDStrip is an ideal solution. Small, fast, easy, bright, simple, reliable. I'm not jsut saying that cos I sell the stuff! I wouldn't stand by it if I didn't believe in the benefits. I gotta admit, you've got me off guard on the wavelength for blue. I now carry three colors of white, Warm, Natural and Cool. Depending on the look you are going for from which movie, those are also options. The color temps on those, in the same order is 3k, 5k and 6k. The Cool definitely has a blue tinge to it. But watching Empire or SW itself, you could almost go with a Warm and I think even the Natural would work. The Blue is always a solid choice. Without a spectroscope, I don't have any way to gauge the wavelength. I will send in a request to the factory and see if they've got some handy stats. [/QUOTE]

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